When you come to the edge of all the light you've known, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on… or you will be taught to fly.

One of the questions on the recent survey was about how you feel the Evansville School District does a good job communicating. I believe it also asked how you would want communication from the Evansville School District.?? I think it asked how, its been a while.

I was telling a friend that I have been absolutely shocked at how well Madison Schools communicate with parents compared to Evansville. When there is some thing they want us to know they email the information to us, put out a robo call with the information, and mail us a letter. They are doing their best to miss no one. Because sadly not everyone has a phone or internet connection. So they cover it all the way around. They try to miss no one.

I giggled when I first get the email, then robo call, then a day or two later a letter in the mail. But at least they are trying. The Evansville School District has done a poor job of even trying to communicate with parents.

One of the last things that happened while our son was going to McKenna Middle School was it was time for parent teacher conferences. I had no idea. Why? Because we had gotten nothing from them. When I asked about why I never got a letter I was told ” ______ is doing really well , we do not need to see you. ” I was stunned. What if I had questions and wanted to see them? Parents had no say in this ?

But the point being is I did not even know about parent teacher conferences because no letter came home , no email, no phone call.

Schools can not just trust kids to bring things home. They know better than that. They need to make more of an effort. It’s not a hard thing to do. They have just never felt the need to do it. The attitude seems to be the less parents know the better.

I am hoping with a new board members , to back up some of the board members who have tried to bring change. It will finally happen.

Recently while talking with one of the principals at Madison West I told them that I feel that my kids are as safe at Madison West as they ever were in Evansville.

Madison West High School is a school of over 4000 students, and my kids are as safe or safer than they were in Evansville.

Quite simply they are. Madison West and other Madison schools put a lot of time and money into security.

From the survey results we know people in Evansville would back security up dates.

What I do not understand is why so many adults/parents have such a hard time of understanding they have to check in at the office before walking any where in the school.

I absolutely hope that the Evansville School District does put in some sort of buzzer/security system so know one gets in to the schools with out some one knowing there is a non-staff/student person in the building. There are several other security issues they could implement that would not be that expensive .

Like locks on all classroom doors. When my son and daughter were going to J.C. Mckenna I was surprised to learn teachers could not even lock them selves in their own classroom’s if there was an emergency.

Security is so important I hope if this question ends up on the referendum the people of Evansville fully support it. How can you not?

This is a compilation of audio and video of meetings regarding flooding in Evasnville between 2005 and 2010.

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